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  • Hitachi Rail to accelerate rail digitalization in Sweden

    • Hitachi Rail engages alongside Trafikverket in the first line part of the ERTMS roll out deployment on the Swedish core railway network.
    • National program starts with the modernization of the vital line Malmbanan that links the Norwegian border and harbor in Luleå.
    • Hitachi Rail will supply the ERTMS level 2 technology and related equipment along 140km, the third section of

  • Hitachi and Eversholt Rail to develop GWR intercity battery hybrid train – offering fuel savings of more than 20%

    Batteries replacing an engine to cut fuel usage and reduce carbon emissions First time a modern UK intercity train, in passenger service, will use alternative fuel Tri-mode train can improve air quality and reduce noise across South West route’s non-electrified stations
    In a UK-first, Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail have signed an exclusive agreement aimed at bringing battery power – and fue

  • ​Hitachi Rail investit dans les technologies de transport Hyperloop et signe en tant que fournisseur de technologie

    Hitachi Rail et HyperloopTT s’associent pour développer une technologie de pointe dans le domaine de la signalisation ferroviaire et des systèmes de gestion et contrôle du trafic.
    La technologie de signalisation ERTMS d’Hitachi Rail sera intégrée aux systèmes d’HyperloopTT pour gérer et automatiser les capsules hyperloop voyageant à des vitesses pouvant atteindre 1 200 Km/h (760 MPH).
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  • Hitachi Rail Invests in Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Signs as Technology Provider

    Hitachi Rail and HyperloopTT partner in developing cutting edge technology for signalling traffic management and control systems
    Hitachi Rail’s ERTMS signaling technology will be integrated with HyperloopTT systems to manage and automate hyperloop capsules traveling at speeds up to 760 MPH (1200 KMH)
    December 8, 2020 – Hitachi Rail today announced a technology partnership with Hyperloop Tran

  • Hitachi Rail's $883m Monorail Project Crosses Panama Canal

    Global mobility giants Hitachi, Hitachi Rail and Mitsubishi Corp. will deliver Metro de Panama’s Line 3. The 25 km elevated line will reduce inner city congestion and tackle the region’s steep mountainous terrain. Hitachi's trains will be equipped with a B-CHOP system that harnesses re-generative power. The USD $883m Line 3 project will also include 14 new stations when it opens in mid-2025.

  • Hitachi Rail celebrates five years of train building in the North East

    Thursday 3rd September marks the five year anniversary of Hitachi Rail officially opening its state-of-the-art train manufacturing factory in Newton Aycliffe. From the empty shell that was opened by then Prime Minister David Cameron, the team has built 192 trains over the last five years that are now in service.

  • Hitachi and Bombardier awarded contract to supply 23 very high-speed Frecciarossa trains to Trenitalia for operation by ILSA on routes in Spain

    Hitachi Rail SpA and Bombardier Transportation announced today that they have signed a contract with Italy’s primary train operator Trenitalia to supply 23 Frecciarossa 1000 very high-speed (VHS) trains for the new Intermodalidad de Levante (ILSA) rail operation, a joint venture established by Trenitalia and Operador Ferroviario de Levante SL. The contract value is around 800 million euro ($ 943 m